How to Bake Bacon in The Oven

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Bacon is one of the most loved breakfast foods in the world, and for good reason! It taste so good! Making bacon in a frying pan is very messy and a inconvenience. You can microwave bacon but it curls up and makes a greasy mess in your microwave. The best and most easiest way to cook bacon is to bake bacon in the oven. It makes less of a mess and is easy as pie. Follow this how-to to learn how to cook bacon in the oven.

Things You'll Need

• Bacon
• Oven
• Baking Pan
• Paper Towels
• Serving plate

Instructions

1. Buy your favorite brand and type of bacon and preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Lay the bacon on a baking sheet, no need to grease it at all. Make sure not to over lap the bacon on the sheet.

2. Bake the bacon for 10-15 minutes. For thicker slices of bacon or to make your bacon extra crispy cook it a little longer at 15-20 minutes.

3. Place the bacon on some paper towels to remove excess grease and enjoy! Baking bacon is the best way to cook large amounts of bacon and to avoid a huge mess.

Tips & Warnings

• You can cook bacon in a toaster oven as well, it may take longer than in an oven and you can't cook large amounts.

• The baking pan will be HOT! Use gloves.

• Bacon grease can burn skin so be very careful when removing the bacon from the oven.

Resources

• House of Bacon